Pardus:Installation2009
Installation of Pardus 2009
Introduction
This is a manual about the installation of Pardus 2009 next to Windows on your computer.
This manual is based on Pardus_2009_International.iso from http://www.pardus.org.tr/eng/download/
When you apply this manual, you get a PC, on which you get the choice of
Pardus
or
Windows
to start at power-up of the PC.
Warning
When you plan to install Pardus Linux together with Windows (a so-called dual-boot system), it is advisable to have Windows already installed before you install Pardus.
In order to install Pardus it is necessary to resize the Windows partition. Although this process is nearly always without a problem, it is highly recommended to make a backup of your personal data on the Windows partition.
Look here for a manual on how to image(backup) a partition/disk to a remote computer or a second (USB) hard disk .
The installation
Yali (Yet Another Linux Installer) is the installation program of Pardus. You don't need to be a Linux expert (although it doesn't harm....) to install Pardus with the help of Yali on your computer. For the starting Linux user it will be very easy to do.
Hint: connect and power up all equipment to your computer .
Language selection
At [1] an active timer is shown. After ~10 seconds the the installation of Pardus 2009 will continue.
At the bottom some other options for installation are shown with the corresponding Fn key.
The Linux kernel is loaded and some other stuff. It will take some seconds before the next screen is shown, so be patient.
License
This screen is about the GPL license of the Pardus software. You can read the GPL license at [2]. If you 'Don't Accept' the license a reboot of the PC will follow.
Of course we will put a mark at Accept [1] and continue at Next[3]
Media Integrity
In this screen we can test [1] for errors on the CD. In order to minimize the change on errors during the installation, it is highly recommended to perform this test. When this check is successful [2], we can continue at [3].
Keyboard selection
At [1] we select the keyboard layout. In box [2] you can test your keyboard. Test especially the non-alphanumeric keys ( $,*, =, / , etc.). When necessary, change the keyboard layout and continue at [3].
Timezone selection
Select your timezone at [1] and continue at [2].
Create User(s)
With the Advanced [1] button the full features [6] can be enabled/disabled. This is necessary for the Auto Login option.
At least one user should be added at [2]. Multiple users is also possible, when there are more users, who are going to use this computer. Every user gets its own /home/username directory (this is similar to the "My Documents" directory in Windows).Fill in the "New User" fields at [1].
'Do not ask any password to this user' check-box [4]
To make system-wide (display driver, samba, software repositories, etc ....) changes you need administrator privileges.
When this box is unmarked the user will get the 'Authentication Required' window, when an action is executed for which administrator right is required (see also the next 'Give administrator privileges to this user' item).
When this box is marked the user will not not be asked for a password when an action is executed for which administrator right is required (the marking at the next 'Give administrator privileges to this user' item is ignored).
'Give administrator privileges to this user' check-box [3]
When this box is unmarked you can get administrator privileges with the Administrator password
When this box is marked you can get administrator privileges with your user password from [2].
This option is to prevent from making the root password known to the user(s) on the system.
After creating the user at [5], it will be listed in [6].
Auto Login User
Here [2] you can make changes for disable/enable Auto Login to the system.
Select at [1] and [3] the user that is going to be logged-in automatically after starting the computer and continue at [4].
Administrator (super user or root) password
Here [1] we have to enter the password for the system administrator, sometimes called root. As the administator can do anything with the system (even destroy it), it is advisable to select a password which is hard to guess. Continue at [2].
Partitioning method
About this step there is more to explain than the previous steps, especially if you are going to install Pardus next to the already existing Windows on the hard disk.
In this screen the available hard disk is shown. Most of the time this will be one hard disk, but more than one hard disk is also possible.
The hard disk must contain one or more partitions. It is not possible to install more than one operating systems in a single partition. If we want to install Pardus next to Windows, we have to make at least a new partition.
At the first option the already existing partition will be resized, and in the free space a single new partition will be created, on which Pardus will be installed. This option has the disadvantage that later upgrading of Pardus will probably give problems. We will NOT take this option.
At the second option all present data (also your Windows data) on the hard will be removed. We will also NOT take this option.
We select the third option [1] and than (with multiple hard disks) the hard disk [2] and continue [3] to the next screen.
Resizing existing partition
When a second hard disk is installed check at [1] the selected hard disk .
As you can see in the picture above, the hard disk has a single partition. This is the partition of the existing Windows. This partition occupies the entire disk, and therefore we need to make some free space in order to be able to install Pardus. The minimum required space for the files of Pardus is 5 GB, but more (~ 8GB) is highly desirable.
The white border [2] shows the selected partition. Resizing procedure is started by selecting the partition and then activating the "Resize Partition"[3] button.
In the next appearing (black) window you can adjust the size of the partition at [4]. The initial position of this slider is on the minimal (left) size (3.2 GB in this example) for this partition. After setting the required size, select the "Resize"[5] button . The result is shown in the next screen.
Creating Swap partition
It is recommended to create a swap partition. Linux uses this swap space when the amount of RAM is a little bit small, or when the data in the RAM has not been used for some time. Many discussions have taken place about the size of the swap space, but my advice is: The amount of RAM + Swap should be a minimum of 1 GB, more doesn't harm in case of intensive calculations (video processing).
As this computer has 500 MB RAM the swap space needs to be a minimum of 500 MB. The free space needs to be selected [1]. With the pull down menu [2] we select "as Swap Space (optional)", and with the slider [3] set the size to ~500 MB. After activating [4], the result is shown in the next screen.
Creating System partition
For the system files we need to create a partition of 3600 MB minimum. More doesn't hurt but making it larger than 8 GB isn't very useful. In this example a partition of 7 GB. The procedure is the same as creating the swap partition with different Size: ~7000 MB [3] and Use: "as Pardus System Files (mandatory)" [2]. At [4] you can select a different type of partition from the default Ext4. After activating [5], the result is shown in the next screen.
Creating User partition
The remaining free space [1] is used to create the user (/home/.....) partition. In this partition the data of the user(s) is stored. At Use: "as User Files (optional)" [2] must be shown and size [3] is automatically the remaining space. At [4] the file system can be changed. After activating [5], the result is shown in the next screen.
Partition overview
Here we see an overview of the partitions. Nothing has been written to the hard disk yet, so it is still possible to undo everything with [2] "Reset All Changes". When there is no second disk installed and approve the current partition go to the next step with [3] "Next".
Creating Archive partition
After selecting the second hard disk at [1] and the free space (white border[2]), make the necessary settings at [3], [4] and [5].
After activating [6] the result is shown at [7].
Continue to the next step with [8].
Bootloader
This is the last important step before installation begins. The bootloader (Grub) is a program which is started immediately after power-up of the computer. It gives us the choice which operating system (Pardus or Windows) should start. In most cases it is installed in the MBR (Main or Master Boot Record) of the first hard disk. Unless you know what you are doing a mark should be at [1]. Up to the next [2] screen.
Setup overview
Here we see an overview [1] of our changes. By activating "Begin Install" [2] the partition table is written to the hard disk and the installation process of Pardus is started.
Installing Pardus
The installation of Pardus will take about 20 minutes, depending on the speed of your computer. During this installation a slide show [1] and a progression bar [2] is shown.
When this process has finished, the next screen will appear.
Restart
After selecting the "Next" [1] button, a pop-up window [2] will appear. Remove the CD in order to prevent a restart of your computer from the CD.
When we don't succeed in removing the CD, the computer will again start from the CD and the first image in this manual will appear. In this case, select the second option (from the top) and the computer will start from the hard disk.
In the first (bootloader) screen we select Pardus to start. This first start of Pardus will be very slow as some configuration has to be done, but later starts will be very fast.
When you have not enabled automatic login at "Auto Login User", a Login window will appear in which you will of course do this.
After the first start
Welcome from Kaptan
Only after this first start of Pardus the program Kaptan Desktop will automatically be launched, in which you can configure some settings, like the use of left or right hand mouse, style and appearance of the desktop and (more important) the settings of the network connection. Also the automatic update system is configured in Kaptan. (It is only possible to start Kaptan again with: Alt+F2 and enter 'kaptan')
As the majority of Kaptan depends on your personal taste only the setting for Network and Package Management will be explained below.
Network selection
The settings for a network connection are made by creating a profile. If you want to use your computer at different locations with a different access-key, you can do this by creating more than one profile.
Select "Create Profile" at [1] and the available network device will be listed. Select [2] the device you want to use.
Wireless configuration
At [1] the device is shown. Use the Scan [2] button to search for the available connections.
Select at [3] the connection you want to use and when the connection requires an access-key the password box will automatically appear.
Enter the password at [4] and provide a name for this profile at [5].
And finally Apply [6] the settings.
Ethernet configuration
The device is shown at [1]. Enter a name for this profile at [2] and Apply [3] the settings.
Network activation
After the profile is activated at [1] the IP-address should appear at [2].
Automatic updates
Put a mark at [1] and [2] and after every 12 hours [3] CPU-time a pop-up window (see below) will appear when there are updates available. If you want to install additional available packages, put a mark at [4].
In order to get the latest updates and to install packages from the contrib repository right-click on the Package Manager icon in the system-tray and select Update > All.
Before doing any update
Because of a bug in Pardus 2009 is necessary to make the first update after a new installation in a Konsole.
Open System > Konsole Terminal and enter the following command:
sudo pisi up -c system.base
Available updates
At [1] the number of available updates are shown and activate [2] to start the Package Manager to install the updates.
